New WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff Matches Revealed, Maria Menounos To Ring Announce, Names For Pre-show
WWE has announced two more matches for Sunday's Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show – The Revival vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson plus cruiserweight action with Kalisto, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado vs. TJP, Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher.
It was also announced today that Maria Menounos will serve as guest ring announcer for the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match. As noted, Stephanie McMahon will join the announcers as a guest commentator for that match.
WWE has also announced that WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair and RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss will be joining Renee Young and David Otunga for the Rumble Kickoff, which begins at 5pm EST.
Below is the updated card for the Rumble, which takes place on Sunday from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia:
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
John Cena, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Elias, Baron Corbin, Matt Hardy, Bray Wyatt, Aiden English, Rusev, Titus O'Neil, Apollo Crews, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Tye Dillinger, WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz, TBA
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Asuka, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Bayley, Naomi, Natalya, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Carmella, Becky Lynch, Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox, TBA
Guest Ring Announcer: Maria Menounos
Guest Commentator: Stephanie McMahon
Triple Threat for the WWE Universal Title
Kane vs. Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar
2-on-1 Handicap Match for the WWE Title
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles
RAW Tag Team Title Match
Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan
2 of 3 Falls for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles
Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs. The Usos
Kickoff Pre-show
WWE United States Champion Bobby Roode defends in the first-ever Glorious US Open Challenge
Kickoff Pre-show
Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
Kickoff Pre-show
Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado vs. TJP, Drew Gulak and Jack Gallagher
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